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The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19
FROM THE "OLD MAN."
The situation and the News st the Gen.
tor rrPd rtinentiy
Stated.

Special Correspondence OF The Enquirer.
CHICAGO, Feb. Ia A multiplicity Of
matters in which ! took an interest and
the unsettled state Of afiirs concerning
myself in this city have delayed my
writing to The EN- SoUIRER; but at last
order Is coming out Of chaos, my head IL
above the waves my feet are on the
ground and begin to see where am.
Ther fore | greet You once again. The
Star Publishing cYmpany has not mp to
date been able to secure the substantial
backing necessary to begin the publica
ton OF the Daily Star"-which paper |
came here to edit and positively re
fused 10 have any connection with any
other combination here, though very
liberal oilers have been made me. Ii
was four weeks last Saturday since my
arrival In the city. and | made up my
MIND that had given all the time
could aiiord to futile attempts and that
the time had come to show it If 1 can be
OF any service to the cause Of labor in
this section. 1t is rather AN old, though
nov appropriate sIw. that half loaf
is better than no bfead," and so started
out to do what thought possible under
the circumstances, The foll)wing item,
which is correct rs far as it goes, ap
peared in Sundays Inter- Ocean:
"The Star, the proposed labor daily
has not made It's appearance. and JOS
eph Il. buchanan, no came from Dem
yer 10 edit the paper. believing that
everything was ready ut the time, sc ems
to have given MP the scheme, though
Others are still pus hing 1t. Mr.. Buch-
anan Will, on next Saturday, issue for
the first time In Chicago The LABOR
ENQUIRER, semi weekly paper, which
he hopes to make 4 tri-week!y and per-
haps q daily in tim D." y
l have purchased plant from the
Great Western Type foundry End will
get to work at once The Chicago Labor
Enquirer viii be issned on Wednesdays
and SATURDAYS. for the present. .bnt I
hope soon to be able to get out three
editions week. and if the supnort il
anything near as good as promisea 7
shall be in position to do 80 within
few weeks. In this enterprise sh,,i
be independent OF companies and cor.
porations. and shal have absolute con.
troll; Sd that my old supporters and
friends will know that l am not tied
up any more than ! was in Denver.
The best men In the organiz "a ions here
have pledged me their s,aunch support.
AMI. Judging from I be result of an as
semby meeting which | attended at the
stock Yards to-day, hv hands will be up.
held by organized lhbor generally.
fou will zee that am clin,ing to the
old name. lcould NJ Of make up my mind
tocall the paper bv anv other name than
that which has seeihed to be part of
nv very self for mp:e that four years
TuK LABOR ESarlRER. That name
and mine have been coupled to-
ge,her. and. to me bur Ltes have been
as inseparable as oVr names. am no,
sppiopriating for abe IN Chicago a title
which belongs 10 Dknver,s panar. To- 10
the comrades Of The West 10 will 1t. the
old LABOR ESouIRgk will continue to
send forth It's thundt bring truths from The |
Rocky Mountains. II they allow the |
paper in Denver to go down. then the !
name, which is 90 dear to me. will have
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NATIONAL LABOR UNIONS.

BAKERs.-George Block, General Secretary,
1870 William street, New York.
BOILER MAKERs.-T. j. Curran, President.
227 Spring street, N. Y.
BooK-KEEPERs CLERKS included Tom
O'Neill, General Secretary, lCs Hoyt
street. Brooklyn, N. Y.
BOTTLE BLOWERS Eastern Division, II
S. Tomlin, President, 10 Third street
Brooklyn, N. Y.
BOTTLE BLOWERS western Division, -
Louis Arlington, President, Michigan
City. Indiana.
BREWERS (Journeymen).
BRIcKLAYERs AND SroNEMAsoNs.-Thos-
O'Dea, General Secretary, Box 1914
COh0es, N. Y.
BRUSH MAKERs.-John A. Longhead. Sec
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BE BRIEF,

Correspondents and contributors are noti-
fled again that brevity is the soul of wit. No
long articles will be, inserted in The En-
oUIRER. More than two columns on any
one subject is fiat, stale and improbable.
Please be kind enough also to understand
that we are volcing the LABOR department
of reform and have nothing to do with the
religious or sex questions.
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AMERICAN lsEAMEN, TAKE NOTICE,

The Coast Seamen's Union is the
Backbone of the Pacific Coast Labor
Movement. Capital has subscribed
large sums to break it up and threatens
toimport men from the east and abroad.
a here are on the Pacific Coast now three
men for every place. Therefore keen
away from San Francisco.
y THE COAST SEAMRN's UNION.
Jar.. l, 1887
HEADQUARTERS. 5lS3 East Street, San
Francisco. California,
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Indian vs.. white.

A brave Of the Ossge nation in the
Ind Ian territory receives the decent an
nnity of 81 900. The statesman who
PROPOSES to helm white man settle on
the public land is cranky demagogue.
Paternalism, Communism, etc. Millions
Tor savages, but not one cent for white
trarnps. Civilize the red wards" of the
nation. and let the white wards beco me
savage we will recivilizs them W tn
prisons. q
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dh9lld edddass their Own ekildssn ard
noe expset TIE itats 70 do Il. Spencer
ht{s 70 re94rd commeros = IN organic
activitv. psfhaps bsQeuss his friends get
ricf bv II If the dutiss Of individuals
bscpms specialized. surely the function
Of tsaehina ehildren whose whose pa
RENTS are at work. should be specialized.
StiIl Spencer has gwen valuable aid to
social science. EENo.
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II God Almighty. when he created
Adam, had given him an annuity Of
Vs. 900 per wear, and if Adam had lived
to the present day and drawn the above
regularly from the treasury Of heaven,
it would not amount to the wealth Of
Vanderbilt. John jarrett. Y
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AT CiNcINNATI,I

The Conference OF the Labor slemens .
which meets on the 22nd al Cincinnati
should undoubtedly declare 10 its plat.
form briefly and to the point % follows
/. In favor Of levyins al taxation
upon land itself and equally upon
landed property Of the same value
whether improved or not
q Against Water Monopoly and h
favor of State or Government eontc ]
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IRON MOLDKRs.

lion Molders' Union, meets every second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at Reno
Hall, l,Twenty-seventh and Holladay, at 1880 p.
m. j. j. SMITH, Cor. Sec.,
lOl5 HOlladay street
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CARPENTERS.

Carpenters Union, No IS, Of the Brother.
mood Of America. meets every Saturday
evening at Euclid Hall. All good Carpenters
are invited to Join.
E. Q. WALLACE, President,
7. r. LARIMER, Rec. Sec.,
A. E. GILMAN, Cor, Sec.
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PLAsTERERs' Union

The Plasterers' Union, of Denver, meet.
every Monday evening at 1880 o'clock, in ST
Joseph's Temperance Hall, corner Fifteenth
and Stout streets.
HARRY COLE, President.
CHARLES NJ. McCABE, Secretary.
Address, 100 East 18th street.
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THAT '1nE xsrArER UNION"
A Fertinent Werd From the Printers
- the Capitalize Publishers and
ths PIh1ie as Well.
TYPocRAPHIcAL UNION, No. 40. |
Duvvrp Colo% Fab IN Z

~f'''.ssS OSsOst. = OOe AVs
DEAR Sir The name Of your journal
appears in the list of papers partly
printed by the Western Newspaper
union Of this city. an establishment
which EMPLOYS non union and, for the
most part, unskilled help. We have for
years opposed this and other unfair Of
fees, and in many instances have met
with most gratifying success gratifying
not only. to Us. but as we'll to those pro
prietors who have come into line, mas
much as with union employees at decent
wages they invariably report better
class ct work and more of it for the
aggregate outlay of capital. than when
wor king non.union printers. Against
the Western Newspaper union. our ef.
forts have thus far been unavailing. 1t
is our desire to enlist In our cause the
SYN mpathy Of every newspaper proprie-
tor and manager IN Colorado. and we
are certain the love of fairness which is
characteristic Of every true journalist
the faith you have In the maxim, "a
fair davis paw for fair DAVIS work.
will manifest itself in your assistance.
To this end We respectfully and earn
estly appeal to YOU to use your best en-
deav vors to help No. 40 induce the News.
paper union to employ only union
printers. This may be done by per.
sonal letter. or otherwise as in your
judgment would soonest accomplish the
object sought to be attained. If
Citing an instance where we h ave
don e very Elective work. a job Office a,
Day ton, Ohio, started branch Office in
Denver last spring, employing on.
union printers. All endeayors to induce
the n to recognize organized lab u. were
frui tless. but a vigorous. campaign
against the firm has resulted, we are
pleased tn state, in the discharge of the
entire mechanical force and, so far al
We have been able to ascertain, no at
tenn pit will be made to resume business
Such will Eventually be the fate of ali
con Germs who persistentIy antagonize
our interests. as We propose to wage 9
ceaseless, albeit decent. warfare upon al
printing houses who employ Cheap phn
tyros, as against responsible and com.
petent jour urneymen-men who take a
pride in their work, who love the "Ar,
preventative Of all arts,'' who believe in
using all honorable methods to ennoble
the craft-men who are intelligent citi.
sens, and who have at heart the mat
rial welfare of our state and country .
| Q Confidently relying on ypnr hea arty
co-operation in this matter, for which
you will earn the gratitude Of every
good printer in thu West,
| We are respectful lily,
| 4 JOHN WHIcHER, ?
| President !.
| c. W. RHoADEs,
! Secretary-Tfeasurer.
| n H. s.. W. FRANCE,
| A. E. THoRsoN, II
| A ]. T. GARvY, JR.,
| SExecutive Committee.
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FEDERATED TRADES.

Headquarters of the Representative Coun.
Gil of the Federated Trades and Labor Organ.
izations of the Pacific coast, Is at Huddy's s
hall, 90911 Market, San Francisco, California.
W. A. BUSHNELL, President.
E. D. MCKINLEY, Cor. Sec.
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BRICKLAYERS.

Bricklayers' lnternatlona Union, No, 1. OF
Colorado, meets The second and fourth Mon
day evenings In each m onth, at No. 379 Lari
merstreet, Denver, Colorado.
JAMES COOK, Secy. NJ. SULLIVAN,
1923 Blake Street. Preside nt
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

1t is estimated that fully $4,000 men.
women and children were forcibIy
ejected in New York city during the
year 1886. -
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After you have read this ENQUIRER, wrap
1t up and mail 1t to some friend or fellow
wage worker md send him on a postal at the
same time a request to subscribe.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

All axes eventually come out of the
laboring classes.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

When cucumb-rs grow on grape
vines We may expect something good
from the United States $enata
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

Why Is it that those who build the fine
houses may not live in them?
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

Boycorr-John d. Spreckle's Sugar CT
San Francisco.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

BorcorT7 7JI Lusk's Canned Fruits of San
Francisco. n
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THE MARBLE CANYON !
The Giant Forest The Booming
River California viewsI
Kaweah Colony Scenes |!

G. G. CURTIS, Photographer, Traver,.
Tulare County. Cal. has for sale IL views
of the beautiful KAWEAH Colony.
They are elegant photographs, Bou-
doir and Cabinet sizes. and will be sent
on receipt of price, 25 cents apiece or SO
per dozen.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

Bcrcorr Armour's Canned Goods Of
Chicago.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

Why is 1t that those who prepare the fine
foods and delicate wines may not consume
them? IT
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19
BRICK MOULDERs' & Settlers UNION.
Meets every Thursday evening at 557 Down.
Ing avenue, at o'clock. D ll-l-Sf
TAII.ORs.

The Tailors' Protective Society. of Denver,
meets in Judge Jeffries' court room,
O'Clock p. M, on the first Monday Of each
month. d. j. MORAN, President.
Il. HAMLIN, Secretary.
Room S. Skinner Block
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The publisher OF this paper is not respon-
sible lor the opinions OF contributors. The
sion OF ali sides OF the labor questions OF the
day. Contributions always welcome.
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>llMEkllN CLUB.


President Gardner's Wholesome Advice q
Brother who "Cot Religion"
"H Brudder Coincidence jackson an
back dar by de stove should like tt
speak few words to him. said Brother
Gardner as the meeting opened.
Coincidence had just taken off one
shoe and sock to agitate his chilblains,
but after few hurried motions he came
to the front and the president continued
'Brudder Coincidence, has any thing
happened to you latelyP"
Eyes. sah-Tze got religun."
$50 I understan'. You've almoas'
made up your mind to go fo'th and
preach, dey tell mep''
eyes, sah. Tze jist waitin' till git
some money ahead"
'Brudder Coincidence, let ne advise
wild you. People often make mistakes
in sich things. Now, in the fust place,
try yer religion an see if it stands de
tests.
HAS yer change of heart resulted in
yer payin' up any outlawed debtsP
''Do you do aLy less poundin' an
sw' arin' when dat ole mule O. yours gifts
stalled in de mudo
"Am you firmly decided in your mind
dat if you find a wallet in de road yo,
will return it to &c owner!
"kin you see your naybur grain his
front doah. put up new curtains an sol
out an iron hitchin' post widout feelin
envious of his luckP
"Lf you was gwinc TO trade mules wild
Compromise Taylor, who Ibis 'longside
of you. an am nish-sighted, would you
conceal de fackt dat your beast am
blind in one eye an has got twenty
seben different spavfns.
"1f you am paid a quarter too much
in maxim change am you gwine to keer
it. an if you get stuck wild bogus
quarter am you gwine to work it off on
somebody else9
"Doan' be in q hurry. Brudder Coin
cidence, to believe an announce to de
world dat you has got religun. 1t ar
de easiest thing in dcworld to git fooled
on. Wait an test yerself You may
stan cherry test an come out pure gold,
or you may fail on ebery one. An in
case it turns out dat you has religun-
de real religun-doan' be in sweat to
go out an preach to your feller-men.
Deres' OF us amt in any mo- danger dan
we was befo', an it will be a queshun
whether you can't help de Lawd mo- by
stayin' right at home an takin' car of
yer family while somebody else does de
preachin'. You kin now sot down,
Brudder Coincidence, an l trust you
will turn desc remarks an observashuns
ober in your mind an Civ dem due re-.
heXun. ."-netrOH Free Press.
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EARLY MAIL SERVICE,
The First Line of Post Packet Boats Plyir,
Between England and America,

The First Line of Post Packet Boats Plying
Between England and America.
The early history of the postal service
between this country and its "planta-
tions" across the Atlantic is curious
and interesting. In the first attempt to
establish such q service it was proposed
that the packet boats should set sail
from the Isle of Wight. On the 25th of
February, 1903, the Lords of Trade re-
ported to the Earl of Nottingham on Il
proposal made by Sir Jeffrey Jeffreys
for establishing q regular service of
packet boats between that island and
New York. The lords conferred with
Jeffreys and learned the exact nature
OF his proposals, which were to place on
the line two ships. for sailing or row.
ing, each of $50 tons burden and carry
ing fourteen guns and crew of forty
men. One of these ships would, he
said, be ready to part" few DAYS
after entering into an agreement, and
sail direct to New York, remain there
thirty days and then return. The new
packet was to start two months after
the first. Jeffreys reserved the right
of taking passengers and fifty tons
OF merchandise on each voyage. For
remuneration he asked the sum of ESQ
month, and stipulated that the ship
should receive ''effectual protection
The act of 1710 gives us curious in
sight into one of the most frequent
causes of delay in the conveyance of
letters from one part of America to
another This was the rapacity of the
ferrymen in levying black-maii on the
post-boys, so to speak, Notwithstanding
that the ferries were to have been free
for the post. So it was enacted that
any delay on ferryman's part of a
longer time than half an hour should
be punished by fine of f5. BY the
'act of 1710 an increase in the postag,
rate was made and the following scale
fixed, so far as concerned New York;
for ''single' letter. one shilling;
''double," two shillings, and "treble," :"
three shillings; a letter of an ounce
weight being carried for the modest
sum of four shillings. The postage to
New York remained at the same ex.
orbitant rate for years. Thus it hap
pened that when in 1850 certain
American divine sent to a friend at
Lambeth two tracts of his own COM
position, the recipient acknowledged
them in these words: "Good DR.. john
son, l am greatly obliged for the two
tracts, but the postage on them
amounted to thirty-five shillings.-St.
James Gazette.
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A GOOD SUGGESTION.
A Successful Way of Making Farm LII,
.rs More Attractive.

A Successful Way of Making Farm LII,
More Attractive.
Those who have given the subject as,
tention have noticed how much more
attractive to young men stock farm il
than one wholly devoted to grain rails
ing. There is pleasure connected
with rearing the improved breeds OF
livestock, that makes those engaged in
this business more contented. This fur.
nishes an opportunity for the exercise
of skill and Judgment very different
from what is required in the mere cul-
tiuation of ordinary field crops.
1t may be safely stated that major
ity of farmers sons have fondness for
young stock, and if given an opportu-
nifty to care for animals in which they
can take some pride, there will be less
disposition to seek other pursuits. It.
must be borne in mind. however, that
this applies to improved stock, and tho
farmer who goes on rearing scrubs"
while his neighbors have herds and
fOcks moro pleasing to the eye, and
more profitable as well, should not be
surprised to find that his sons, as they
grow older, see the difference and be-
come dissatisfied, as they realize what
a contrast there Is between their neigh.
boris stock and that at home. In these
days of very reasonable prices for all
kinds of well-bred stock, the farmer
who fails to avail himself of the favor
able opportunity to improve his common
stock, if he has such, is pursuing the
most short-sighted policy.-National
Live-S StOck Journal.
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Wearing Live Ornaments.

(. No little beetles or serpents have as
yet appeared this season ON the evening
toilets of those Of the earth who can
afford to be eccentric. Twenty years ago
French womenhad a caprice for snakes.
The Princess de Ia Tour d'Auvergne
always kept little one in her pocket,
alive of course. Her husband objected,
and her friends did not all quite like it,
but no entreaties availed to separate
her from the little reptile that she
loved. Nine. Musard wore small
virer on her neck, amid her incompar-
able diamonds. When she appeared in
her box at the opera every glass in the
house was levelled at her, as she sat
scintillating with the diamonds and
with the death coil of the serpent's
body, showing off the whiteness of her
neck. Later on, the Countess Villeneuve
wore for several months on her neck a
beautiful scarabeus beetle, tethered to
Q ring by slender gold chain, SO that
it could run about her shoulders.
ton Globe.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY,

An excellent carbon for electrical
purposes is now obtained from sea-
weed.
An Australian has invented an elec-
trical machine-gun which he claims Is
capable Of firing 12O rounds every few
seconds, from any position and in any
direction.
The discovery of a network of So
called canals on the planet Mars by
Schiaparelli several years ago. has been
confirmed this year by observers both
In England and Italy.
"A button which works on the prin-
ciple of cork-screw is the last novelty
out, and the patentee was offered $685.
600 for his rights the moment he had
the first button ut.-DetroI Free Press.
Wilmington, Vt, is nearly in the
center of the largest maple sugar max
ing section in the world. The largest
maker there ships ten thousand gallons
of sirup yearly, and the business is
growing fast
Reports from many places show that
the electric railway is no longer an ex-
pertinent, but fact. 1t will be a long
time before we travel like lightning, but
to travel by lightning will soon be prac-
tice on many New England street
railway.
The winter packing in the West
last year was 1900, 600 hogs; the average
for the past five years is COLO, 900; for
the preceding period of five years,
6,590,0O0, and for ten years, $500, 900,
the latter number corresponding with
last winters total.
The new Reitz alloy, the patented
production of German chemist, is
bronze for which remarkable durability
and resistance to all acids are claimed,
prolonged exposure to concentrated
muriatic acid having caused less than
half the loss sustained by any other alloy,
and other tests having been equally sue
cessful.
On the Transcaspian railroad, in
Russia. it is claimed that saving of
$500 per mile is effected by the use of
mineral wax, or ozokerite, for ties.
When purified. melted and mixed with
limestone and gravel, the ozokerite,
which is abundant in the vicinity of the
railroad, produces good asphalt. This
is pressed into shapein boxes, and gives
stles which retain their form and hard
ness even in the hottest weather.
"A steam engine that runs the cleo
trio light system in the works of the
Portland, (Me.) Stoneware Company is
built on an entirely new principle. 1t
has no piston rod, and is surprisingly
compact, the one at the pottery occupy
ing a space 16x19 inches, eighteen inches
in height, yet lit does with ease the or.
dinary work of a ten-horse power en-
gine of the old pattern. The cost Of
construction is estimated to be about
one-third less than that of an ordinary
horizontal or upright engine.-Boston
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